Cambridge Core - English Literature - Women and Victorian Theatre - by Kerry Powell.
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Once these people started getting recognition, their lifestyle started changing as well. Victorian era acting became popular especially because of the women.
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These women were expert enough to handle both their acting careers as well as household duties. Victorian era acting required lots of rehearsals to make the acting perfect.
Lots of new plays were staged on the popular halls of London. The actors were known for their acting capability as well as for their intelligence. The women were known for their beauty and elegance. Some of these women became the leaders of emotional acting.
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The acting capability of these actors was reviewed by some of the best reviewers. This did not please the strict Christian church, though. Their belief was that it was impure and improper for women to be on the stage. This is why castrati would sometimes sing parts that required a higher voice. These high-pitched men were an alternate choice to women, but that didn't completely stop women from being opera singers.
Then, still in the 17th century, the English Restoration period occurred. One big step forward for women in theatre was Aphra Behn, who dared to go against cultural norms by becoming the first professional female playwright.
Until then, it was unheard of for women to make a living writing plays! As for female actors, they sometimes played male characters, even though the opposite had happened in the past: As the years passed, women in theatre were gaining ground slowly but surely, despite the trends and traditions that told women no.
Women and Victorian theatre
This happened in early American theatre as well. There were female playrights, females acting on stage, plays that gave female characters a prominent role, and also, many females in the theatre audience. One notable example was Victorian-era Burlesque theatre, during the 19th century in both England and America.
These flashy, sexy, hilarious shows were parodies of classic stories. Women were often featured in masculine roles. Playing crazy characters and reversing gender norms definitely did not create a respectable repuation for these women A Victorian Burlesque actress.